Yes it was the Osaka Derby and Gamba won 2-0… so no change from this one in 1997 … except there were 55,000+ in attendance!
Incidentally this Gamba team pictured below – although obviously not the same game as the article (this picture is Banpaku) is quite amazing because, of the eleven players pictured many are still in the game, or in touch – hello Patrick Mboma (and Hans Gillhaus also elsewhere in this article pics)…

Back row L to R – Morishita was coach at Jubilo recently and now at Kyoto I believe, Boban Babunski is a friend on Facebook, Daisuke Saito is on my speed dial (and just finished at JEF United),… no.15 is Masao Kiba, who commentated on the Osaka derby yesterday.

I also still see GK Okazaki at Gamba games now and again ..

Patrick Mboma is on the left of front row, no.29 is Inamoto (now at Frontale), no.7 Naoki Hiraoka also a Facebook friend, Matsunami is coach at Gainare Tottori and Saneyoshi followed Akira Nishino to Nagoya Grampus … a great team and still influential in the game today.